Corner-holder for photographs or the like



S. E. BUTLER.

v CORNER HOLDER FOR PHOTOGRAPHS OR THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED MAYI5. 1919.

1,356,693, Patented Oct. 26,1920.

i" "U IT ATE Tar-mtg SILAS nBUTLEn, or routine, onio; ASSIGNOR To THE Gnoss PHOTO SUPPLY-COM o I 'PANY, or TOLEDO, onro, A CORPORATION OFOHIO. H

CORNER-HOLDER FOR PHOTOGRAPHS on HE LIKE.

To all whom it may concern 7 Be it known that I SILAs E. BU LER, ,a citizen of the :United states and a resident of Toledo, in the county of lilucas and State of Ohio have invented a certainnew and useful (iorner-Holder for Photographs or the like; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art" to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to'the accompanylng drawings,

and to the characters of reference marked,

thereon, which form a part of this specification. v

This invention relates to corner-holders for photographs, cards or the like, and has for its objectthe provision of simple and improved means 'of this character which is inexpensive and strong and durable in its is a view of a holder removed from the card and in open position. Fig. 5 is a face view of a slightly modified form of the holder attached to a card. Fig. 6isa view thereof removed fromthe card and in open position,

and Figs. 7 and 8 are-face views of different modifications of the holder, with each attached to a card.

-Referring 'to .the drawings, 1 designates a backing card ormount for a photograph,

and in Fig. 1 it is shown as-havinga sllt '2 provided diagonally in a corner portion thereof. The cornerholderembodying the preferred form of theinvention comprises a single strip 3 of any suitable material, such, for instance, as a heavy piece of paper of a tough nature, but preferably of celluloid to render the holder transparent; The

strip 3'is of elongated rectangular form and :has each end portion stamped'or slit to form an inwardly projecting tongue 4:. In f0r1ncard openings 8.

' 1 ing the holder the opposite ends of the strip 3 arelfolded toward each other along diago- Specification of Letters Patent. 7 Patented Oct. 26, A ncatio mea MaY, ,'19 1 9.' Se'ria1No. 27,428.' i

na1 1ins 5 S0 @1810 place such ends in par- M allel relation transvers t th body of the strip with theirinner edges preferably substantially meeting so thatthe strip. forms a triangular pocket 6 adapted to receive the corner of a photograph, card or the like.

The'end portions of the strip project beyond and are intended to be projected through the sl1t 2 in the mount or backing card 1, as shown inFigs. 1, 2 and 3. The tonguesa strip ends are' inserted in the slit and to coact with said wall to prevent a'withdrawal of the strip ends, as best-jshownin Fig. 2.

the open side of the pocket thus formed if are so disposedthat they are adapted toengage the outer wall of the slit 2 .when the' It is evident that the stripB forming the holder may be quicklyand easily foldedinto its triangular corner holding shape and the projected ends thereof inserted through the slit 2 and their tong cs4 engaged to a'wall v of the slit to prevent withdrawal.

' The form of theinvention illustrated in- F g and ,6 isslightly modified fr'om'that-L 7 above described as its pocket is illustrated as. receiving a corn'er of the backing card and the ends of the strip, which lie at the back of the card 1, have outwardly projecting tongues 7, which are turned in wardly through openings 8. in the card and bent in hooked form around the outer wall thereof to prevent an outward withdrawal offthe holder from 1 engagement with the card. The material from which the holder is formed should be sufficiently stiff for the tongues 7 thereof'to maintain their. bent or hooked 1 engagement In the modification illustrated in Fig.7 the ends of the strip are extended through adiago'nally disposed corne'rslit 2 of the card, but instead of having tongues for en gageni'ent with a wall of the slit to prevent withdrawaljof the strip ends; therefrom, the strip ends are bent back to have booked with the walls of engagement with the slit wall, as shown at 9. j I

In Fig. 8 the card 1 is provided with two spacedparallel slits 2 and the strip ends,

which; proj ect beyondthe holder pocket are made of lsuflicient length to be "projected rearwardly through the first or outer slit 2 and are then extended forwardly through the inner slit 2 with the portions thereof which are projected through the latter slit bent outward toward the holder pocket and,

lying substantially fiat against the card.

It is evident that in each form of the invention illustrated the holder is composed of an elongated strip with the end portions-- thereof turned into parallel relation along diagonal converging'lines so that the. end portions are disposed in substantially par allel relation and cooperate with the body portion of the strip disposed. between the fold lines to form atriangular corner-receiving pocket for a card, photograph or the like. It is also evident thatin each form of the invention the folded end portions of the V strip have their outer ends projected transversely beyond the open side or mouth of the corner receiving pocket and are engaged in one manner or another withthe backing card 1 to retain the corner-holder in engageinent therewith. It is foiund in practice that celluloid is the best .material to use for the purpose as it is not only of suflicient stiffness to adapt it for the purpose but its transparency makes it particularly practicable for use as acorner-holder for photographs-It is understood, however, that while celluloid is preferably used, the invention is' not restrictedv to the use of the same or to any otherp'articular material.

I wish it understood that my invention is not limited to any specific construction, a'rrangement or form of the parts, as it is capable of numerous modifications and changes without departing from the spirit of the claims. 1 r

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Let-.

ters Patent, is,

1. A corner-holder of the class described, comprising an elongated strip of sheet material having its opposite end portions folded toward eachother along converging diagonal lines to cooperate with the body of the strip to form adiagonalpocket, the

outer end terminals of said end portions be:

ing projected beyond the mout'lrportion of 7' the pocket and having c'arcl engaging tongues integral therewith. v V V 2. The combination with abacklng card, having a slit therein, of an elongated strip of: sheet material having end portions folded toward each other along converging diagonal lines to place the end portions in substantially parallel relation to cooperate with the'strip body to form 'a diagonal pocket, the-terminals of said end portions being projected through the card slit and having integral tongues provided thereon for interengaging 'with the w'all iof the sli to prevent withdrawal of the strip ends therefrom.

3. A corner-holder of the class described, comprising an elongated strip of sheet material having its opposite 'end portions folded toward each other along converging diagonal lines to cooperate with the body of the strip to form a diagonal pocket, the

outer end terminals of said end portions betions projecting beyond the open side thereof and provided with tongues which interengage with said card to retain the holder in engagement therewith.- r V 5. The combination, with a card having a slit therein, of anelongated strip of sheet material having its opposite end portions bent towardeach other along diagonal converging lines to cooperate with the body portlon of the strip toform a poolret,'w1th I r the terminals of the end portions projecting beyond the open side of the pocket-and through the card slit and interen'gaging with a wall of said slit to prevent withdrawal of the strip ends therefrom. j

6. The'combination, with a backing card having a slit therein, of an elongated strip of sheet material having end portions folded toward each other along converging diagonal lines to place the end'po-rtions in sub- "stantially parallel relation 'to coop'erate with; the strip body to form atriangular pocket,

with the terminals of said end portions BXi tended beyond the open' side of the pocket through the card slit and having tongues formed therein for intereng'aging with a wall of' 'theslit to prevent withdrawal of the strip ends therefrom. j

,7. 'A corner-holder of the class described comprising anrelongated stripof sheet celluloid having its end portions folded to ward each other along con 'ierging diagonal lines to place them in su'bstantlallyparallel relation and to cooperate with the body portions of the strip to form a triangular corne'r receiving pocket, with the terminals of said end portions projecting-beyond the open side of the pocket and having portions bent to prevent withdrawal thereof. from an opening in which inserted.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name to this'specification.

' SILAS E. BUTLER. 

